What''s one thing you would change about your ring?

[Beansy]

What is one thing you would change about your/fiance''s ring?

I figured this question would really help those of us who are going through the process. Also, what perhaps is the best part of the ring you chose (to end on a positive note)?

Thanks,
Can''t wait to hear your responses!!!!!

 

[shaygirl]

Would have done white gold instead of yellow gold (white gold didn't seem as "classic" at the time, but now the opposite seems true)

Oh yeah, and a bigger diamond

 

[fuffi]

My husband did not consult me at all when he was searching for my ring. Amazingly enough, he got me almost exactly what I would have chosen. The only thing I would change about my princess cut 3 stone ring is the width of the band. Knowing I like weighty rings, he got me a 4mm wide shank. I would have gone a little bit thinner to enhance the size of the stones.

 

[hoorray]

Squared shank to keep it from spinning. Everything else seems to be more trends and taste changes.

 

[Lanee]

I love this thread already. Though I am searching for an engagement ring now I have had one before which is making this time around all that more trying-I want it to be perfect. Last time it was a two tone ring with I clarity stones. This time I want Platinum (white gold was a pain to maintain) and I want G-VS stones. I don't even know what the color was on the old stone.

Edited to add: I've been considering square bottom shank too.

 

[ccuheartnurse]

Good question. My answer, nothing. I love everything about my ring & my diamond. I should, I picked them out.

My fiance, doubting his ability to buy me what I wanted, let me do the choosing. Of course, he had input from the get go & if he didnt like a certain ring, then I would pass on it. In the end, he loved both my choices (diamond & ring) & approved them wholeheartedly. The fact that I spent his money wisely made him feel good too. haha

Judy

 

[Hest88]

I would have splurged and gotten platinum instead of white gold.

And since I now know much more about diamonds than when I bought the thing, I would have searched for a better cut.

Still, I looove my setting and wouldn't have chosen anything else!

 

[diamondlil]

Wow, if I could just wave a magic wand over my hand? I would want a slightly "fatter" pear. Mine is 1:1.67 L/W ratio, but my ideal would be 1:1.60. Okay, maybe I'm splitting hairs. My husband (of 17 years) rolls his eyes . . . .

Finding everything I wanted in a diamond (nice cut and proportions, good clarity, icey white color -- oh, and it had to be 2 ct) and stay within our budget was very difficult. But life is all about compromise, right? And the best part of my ring? Selecting my diamond (upgrade) myself.

Diamondlil

 

[manhattan01]

The first (and so far only) diamond I've ever bought was for my GF's e-ring. I was thinking about it yesterday, if I came across a huge amount of money, would I get her a different ring (I haven't proposed yet)? But since I've begun shopping for it so long ago, I've become so attached it and once I've given it to her, it'll mean a lot to us being the first and all, and I don't know...to change it...maybe I'll get a matching stone and a significantly larger center stone for a 3 stone e-ring.

-spencer

 

[fire&ice]

While I 'm glad we focused on cut of the stone, I would have gone higher in carat weight & less on color & clarity (F - VS or VVS to H VS2). For some reason I thought they all went hand in hand (the four c's equaling one another). Which brings up an interesting point. I see many here going for F/SI stones. More power to them; but, way back when you were advised to stick w/ like specs i.e. F/VVS/VS1, I/SI. One was led to believe that the better color/clarity stones were shown better consideration went cut. Any old timers want to weigh in on this?

I'm glad we have the perfect little stone now; but, I also have the best of both worlds now.

BTW, I would change neither setting.

 

[tessa]

I got a DVatche X prong and I think i would have gotten a narrower shank ring, or else a wider one.
Either way would have emphasized the diamond more.

 

[Girls-best-friend]

The ring I have is perfect. A 2 1/2 carat center pear stone with two 1/2 carat side pear stones. Love the shape of all the pears. Sparkles like the dickens with a clarity of VVS2 color E set in platinum. So no complaints there.

If I were to change anything I would make the center stone a fancy pink pear diamond. Not too light and not to dark and still packed with fire and brilliance.

Alas lotto is not my friend.

 

[laughinggravy]

Hi Beansy - If you're a guy buying for your partner, I'd say a really important thing to check out is, is she a step cut or a brilliant type of gal?

It's odd but after researching and reading people's opinions it seems that people usually are one or the other. Personally I am definitely a step cut person, I don't actually like massive sparkle.

So I'm delighted that my fiance let me choose - the only thing he insisted on was a better quality, larger sized centre stone, what a sweetheart!

What would I change???? Naaahthing!

 

[diamondlil]

Girls-best-friend,
Have you posted pictures of your pear? I love a great pear. I'm in the market for a setting and would like to see a picture of yours with the side pears.
Thanks,
Diamondlil

 

[valeria101]

He hei! How about a cabochon sapphire in a 22k setting: I can dive in that blue sea any time and would not change anything at all.

 

[NewYorker]

Not much, just a bigger diamond but .69 RB was all he could afford at the time. I wouldn't go higher than a 1ct though because then I'd never wear it. Mine is white gold with side baguettes. I love it! The ring is very thin which makes the diamond look bigger - my friend has a 1.5ct with a very wide band and it doesn't make her diamond look anywhere near as nice as mine - she actually said mine looked bigger. Fat chance, but you get the point.
One more thing - I would make sure he picked out a diamond wedding band that fit snugly next to it at the time - even if it was just the setting with no diamonds to finish making it later. Now we're stuck paying the price for a custom setting for a diamond wedding band to fit next to it.

 

[NewYorker]

Oops, I just remembered - instead of round, I would LOVE a cushion cut. I JUST LOVE THEM.

 

[toleong]

The one thing I would change would be a bigger diamond! Like somebody once said there is "shrinkage" once its been on your finger for a while. Could only afford a 1.4 round since he had just started working overseas and I was still a student. I saved every penny I earned and paid for half of it. So I told my husband, that its only fair he buys me a 2 carat for our 10th Anniversary. 4 more years to go....

Our original e-ring was just a piece of platinum that our jeweler made into a circle. Looking back I can't believe they had the audacity to charge us $300 bucks for it. For our 1 year anniversary, I picked out the Peter Storm solitaire, still . Must've looked a good 7 or 8 months before I found the setting. It just has simple "x" on both sides and the crown is what makes the ring unique.

I will post a picture once I get my new/old ring back. Can't wait! (See reasonable to ask for replacement setting on RockyTalky if interested in my ring problems).